Social Action & Science

Being With DyingThis Professional Training Program for Clinicians in Compassionate Care of the Seriously Ill and Dying is fostering a revolution in care of the dying and seriously ill. Clinicians learn essential tools for taking care of dying people with skill and compassion.

ChaplaincyA visionary and comprehensive two-year program for a new kind of chaplaincy to serve individuals, communities, the environment, and the world.

An Intro to Environmental Chaplaincy: Divides, Webs, Nested Open Systems and Grace

Instructors:
Marty Peale

Description:

August 3, 2:00 pm: Gear check

August 92:00 Commute to the Refuge (incl. safety vows)3:30 Orientation, safety4:00 Set up camp5:00 Zazen6:00 Dinner7:30 Opening Council - Introductions & (4 rounds - What does it mean to 'be alive'? to be 'sentient'? to be an 'individual'? to be 'independent'?)

More about the instructors:

Marty first fasted in 1991 with Roshi Joan, Steven Foster and Meredith Little, and Barrett Eagle Bear. Since 1994, she has trained with Roshi, supporting Upaya’s wilderness-based mindfulness retreats in the high desert of New Mexico and Colorado. Marty is now Caretaker and Refuge Coordinator at Prajna Mountain Forest Refuge, 50 miles north of Santa Fe, where the Wilderness Fast will based. She is a mentor in Upaya's Chaplaincy program and a visiting teacher in our nature-oriented retreats. She came to Upaya from Alaska in 1993, with 25 years of environmental advocacy, degrees in American Studies and Field Naturalism, and lots of wilderness experience.

Tuition (Members): $400.00Tuition (Non-Members): $400.00More details: only open to Upaya's Chaplaincy Program students

Be sure to check out our Guide For Participants for information on housing, meals, travel, our cancellation policy and more.